escritura

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɾiˈtuɾa/, [es.kɾiˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Noun

escritura f (plural escritures)

1. the action of writing
2. a writing, something written

Related terms

• escribir

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɾiˈtuɾa/ [es̺.kɾiˈt̪u.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Noun

escritura f (plural escrituras)

1. (uncountable) writing (system of symbols)
2. (countable) document, deed

Related terms

• escribir

Further reading

• “escritura”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “escritura” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/, /es.kɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/, /es.kɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/, /eʃ.kɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kɾiˈtu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: (most dialects) -uɾɐ, (Southern Brazil) -uɾa
• Hyphenation: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese escriptura, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”).

Alternative forms

• escriptura (obsolete)

Noun

escritura f (plural escrituras)

1. a manner of writing
2. (religion) scripture (sacred writing)
3. (law) deed (legal document)

Related terms

• escrever
• escrito
• escritor

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escritura

1. inflection of escriturar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɾiˈtuɾa/ [es.kɾiˈt̪u.ɾa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish escritura (compare also the learned form scriptura), from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).

Alternative forms

• escriptura (obsolete)

Noun

escritura f (plural escrituras)

1. document, deed
2. writing
3. (religion) scripture

Derived terms

• escritura creativa
• escriturar
• reescritura

 

Related terms

• escribir
• escrito
• escritor

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escritura

1. inflection of escriturar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “escritura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28